John backs out of the Power Station when the album is nearly finished (and just days before the band is due to sign with Polydor Records in the US) due to the strain of rehab and troubles with Amanda at home.

Duran Duran : San Remo Festival, [venue?], San Remo, Italy.Duran appears without John - he reportedly "missed his flight"; band performs with a playback of "White Lines", Melle Mel joins the band onstage, and Lamya plays bass.

Feb

Hein Hoven invites John to come up to his Burbank home studio and play, and they are soon discussing a four-song EP.

Simon and Warren appear on KTLA (WB Network) Morning Show, Los AngelesWarren interviewed on KROQ; band records a special performance of "911 Is a Joke".

Apr 12

Group interview with Kevin and Bean; announcement of free show.

Apr 13

Simon and Warren: 7:00 am, The House of Blues, West Hollywood (Los Angeles), CA, USA.KROQ sponsors a free show as an apology for the on-air razzing the band received; and Simon and Warren appear as an apology to those who were turned away at the Wherehouse record signing; a pre-show interview and the one-hour six-song acoustic performance is broadcast live on KROQ; with drummer Joe Travers;bootlegged on House of Blues 95, Acoustic Live in Brussels and Los Angeles 1995 and Thank You Tour

Apr 13

Simon and Warren tape performance for the Later with Greg Kinnear TV show.

The RADIO STATION FESTIVAL TourA tour of US radio station summer festivals, with drummer Steve Alexander and backing vocalist Curtis King

May 24

Duran Duran and others: 96.3fm WHYT Planet Fest Part 1, Pine Knob, Clarkston (Detroit), MI, USASound problems and a 'sod war' started by The Ramones interfere with the show; John leaves the stage in a temper. Although unfinished, the song PL You is debuted on stage

May 27

Duran Duran and others: Q101 Jamboree, World Music Theatre, Tinley Park (Chicago), IL, USA, with guest Melle Mel show begins with several false starts as John's equipment fails to work properly, and he storms off the stage in disgust; Nick goes to find him, while Warren and Simon perform an unplanned "Crystal Ship"; bootlegged on Radio Promo 95

A scheduled appearance on the Tonight Show is cancelled when other guests run long.

Jun 24

Duran Duran and others: KIIS and Unite, Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Irvine, CA, USA with guest Melle Melfilmed for ZTV; hundreds of audience members leave as Duran takes the stage; embarrassed and angry, the band's performance suffers as they play to a half empty stadium; bootlegged. John's last live date with the band before his departure.

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John and Nick begin organizing a B-sides album

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Matt Sorum invites John, Duff and Steve Jones to perform a one-off benefit show for a friend of Viper Room owner Sal Jenco, who was suffering from cancer.

Jun 28

Matt, John, Duff and Steve play together for the first time at the afternoon rehearsal.

Jun 28

Matt, John, Duff and Steve: The Viper Room, Hollywood, CA, USAThe band raises $10,000 performing a 25-minute set to an enthusiastic audience

At Sal Jenco's invitation, Matt, John, Duff and Steve agree to create a fast'n'loose band to play informal gigs every Monday night at the Viper Room; the band is initially called Neurotic Boy Outsiders, but they playfully change the band's name and/or spelling each week. The band has many special guests onstage, including Izzy Stradlin and Ian Astbury [need dates for their appearances!].

Neurotic Outsiders are offered a record deal by Gary Oseary of Madonna's Maverick Records, to be produced by Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads.

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The band signs with Maverick and settle (at Madonna's suggestion) on the name Neurotic Outsiders.

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The Neurotic Outsiders album is recorded at The Plant Studios, Sausalito (near Harrison's home), and at NRG Studios and Pimp Studios in Los Angeles, as well as Matt Sorum's home studio in the Hollywood Hills.